Indian folk artistry is uniquely recognized all over
the world not only for richness of aesthetics but also as indicators
of age-old habitual belief.
They comprise of tacit knowledge that is protected by passing on
through generations.
Having said that one must also consider the folk artists as creative
individuals with adequate freedom of expression to keep the
tradition alive and going.
In India, the mainstream academic style of art synergized with the
principle of vernacular art and culture to boost ‘Nationalistic’
idea as well as ‘Modernism’ since pre-colonial era.
The course traces the journey of an array of indigenous art styles
from traditional to contemporary and comments on sustainability of
culture through preservation, conservation and paradigm shift.

Classification and Connections: Traditional Roots
Available literary recourses
Mythical Associations
Idea of Nationalism in the Context of Folk art
Idea of Modernism In the context of Folk Art
Relevance of the Art Practice

3.

Contextualization and Decontextualization
Concept of Communication for Social Purpose
Aesthetic Perspective
Secularity and Religious Plurality
Ethnographic perspective on the study of Folk Art and
Culture
About the Exponents who brought the culture under the
limelight

4.

Contextualization and Decontextualization
School of Art in Madhubani Painting
Art as a Feminine Preserve vs the Male painters of
Madhubani
Yamapata, Pytkar and other art practice of Jharkhand
Yamapata by the Jadopatias
Sohari Painters and their Art
Patachitra of Bengal and Odisha